Cost of living comparison
Laos is 6.1% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Laos instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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